The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-03-24
A COUNTRY DRUG. STORE.
How the Young Clerk Whites AWAY
the Time.

SAN AAh1Cs
The young drug clerk is alone. His
employer has gone to the city to buv
stock There has not been a customer
in the store for more than an hour. The
drug clerk feels lonesome. He gazes
pensively out at the deserted village
street, and muses. upon the vanity of all
things here below. An open book lies
upon the counter before him. ait is
"Daniel Deronda." Somebody has
advised the drug clerk to readit, and he
has been trying to do so But he don't
like it. He is disappointed, for he
began it under the impression that it
was a detective story. 1t makes him
| sleepy.
| The drug clerk is a thing of beauty,
and IS calculated TO bea joy forever. He
wears check suit, blue scarf with a
large pin representing a mortar and
pestie (suggestiye of his devotion to
business), and very high collar. His
natural attractions are further en-
chsnted by large amethyst ring upon
the little finger of the right band, and a
blonde bang, which long and careful
training has reduced to state of COM
plete SuLjection.
But see! the expression of gloom upon
hlsfeatures gives place to sunny smile.
be sees maiden coming up the village
street, and he knows that the chances
are very large that she will not be able
to get past the door. He pulls down his
cuffs, and assumes what he believes to
be an attitude of unstudied grace. The
door opens, she enters, and the follow
ing dialogue ensues:
She All alone, Cy?"
He-'Whyl good afternoon, Addie.
Yes, things are rather quiet. Hain't
seen you for an age"
She You saw me at church last
Sunday"
He with killing glance)-"Weu.
three days away from you seem an
age"
she-"Cy Whitaker, you're getting
worse and worse"
HeI'I know 1 am. Guess you'n have
to undertake my cure. Hey?" brief
intermission for giggling.)
She" Whatare you reading? Daniel
DerOrda. Do you like it?
He guardedly)-"Do you?"
Don't you"
He (promptly)-"P Perfectly magnl6-
cent! Going to the Methodist tea party
tomorrow night?'
She with scorn)e "Me? No, sir; l |
don't mix with that set.''
Kinder severe, amt you, Addie |
Some nice folks down to the Methodist !
Church. u
Sbe-"Oh, yes. 1 s'pose there are-tbe
Grlswoldsgirls, for instance. [ heard it |
said yesterday that the Griswolds must |
be mighty unhealthy famiIy-judging
from the number of times a week those
girls visit this store"
~ He(slightly hystericaD-"He! he! The
Now, that amuses me. Who said it?''
She-"I shan t tell you
He-"Yes, don'
She Il WON'T
He-"Well, / know who it was; il
was that Higgins girl.'
She-"Perhaps it was, and perhaps
it wasn't"
He Cnsinuatinglye "This amt the
first time that that girl has tried TO
make trouble between you and me. But
she can't influence me. And as for the
GrlsWoid girls, you Can judge how much
| care for them, when [ tell you thar.
though they were around here this
morning urging me TO go TO the tea
y .
not to attend it," assumes an express
SION OF tenderness.)
She-"I am sure it is a matter of in
inference to me whether you 60 or not" !
He ignoring the remark)eHI think |
shall take In the concert at the Pfeshy ,
.erlan Church-that is if can get a1v
one TO go with me-" :
She (unbending slightly" You seem :
20 lie IN such demand that there oueht :
not to be any difficulty about that.
He" Well, I'm little particular :
ABOUT my company. But if you would /
me" 8
She-"Oh, Cy! Fanny Gerry will be I
here; and what would she say She'd !
He with dignity)-"Miss Berrv,s !
opinions matter of perfect Indifference !
o me-"
she-"Wen, III go, CIV, and III wear {
ny plum-colored silk: and Won he snTe
% call for me very early, and~oh. INV
Addie?"
She Tin great agitation) ~ forgot all
bout it Grandma has got one of her 1
its dreadful one, this time-and ms =
ent me round here to get the old per 7
criptlon put up produces bot.le):and I
orgot all about it. and poor grandma =
nay be dead by this time IDo hurry and
et the stuff ready, Cy.
Inc young man prepares the prescrip.
ION IN about thirty seconds, and hurries r
is visitor off feigning great solicitude o
or the neglected invalid. And as Adj v
lie disappears round the corner, he a
1urmurs: 2
Just in time! In another minute Y
USE Griswold would have been here" c
Then he wiped his brow with his silk il
andkerchief, and adorns his features in I
ne OF his most fascinating smiles, as b
e turns to welcome Susie Griswold. who lOt
nters and greets the conqueror of ali b
carts with an ill-assumed air of indif- :
,rence.
So runs theworld away.-Tiq Bits.